What Tommy Robinson’s conviction tells us about the cost to journalists reporting in the public interest

By Tom Felle, Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Galway

During the unrest that followed the 2024 Southport murders, British tabloid the Daily Mail reported on the activities of far-right activist Tommy Robinson. The story was covered by freelance reporter Andrew Young, and edited by the Mail’s own Jacob Dirnhuber.

On October 28, Robinson was convicted for threatening and harassing Young and Dirnhuber. A jury at Southwark Crown Court in London found Robinson guilty of two…

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